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Home mushroom kits promise dinner, but WIRED found mixed results
WIRED tried five home mushroom-growing methods and found the easiest kits worked better than logs or garden spawn.
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Amazon and UL settle Aipas ebike safety-label lawsuit
The case shows how hard it can be for ebike buyers to verify safety claims on online marketplaces before lithium-ion bat...
By June Castellano
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Military apps carry foreign ad and analytics code, study finds
Researchers found third-party software from China, Russia and other countries inside apps aimed at US service members.
By Dana Voss
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FCC commissioners accepted Paramount gifts during merger reviews
ProPublica found FCC officials took Kennedy Center gala tickets from Paramount while the company had major deals before...
By Riley Okafor
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Skyroot’s Vikram-1 puts India’s private launch sector in orbit
Skyroot Aerospace’s first Vikram-1 launch reached orbit from Sriharikota, giving India its first privately developed orb...
By Riley Okafor
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Kieran Hebden’s glyph-named side project gets a wider release
The Four Tet producer’s hard-to-search alias has surfaced as a formal album after drawing millions of streams.
By Riley Okafor
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Reto Project prices the Kodak EC35 35mm camera at $34.99
The Kodak-branded EC35 is a low-control 35mm point-and-shoot with a fixed lens, fixed shutter, automatic flash and manua...
By Dana Voss
1mo ago
FBI may stop investigating ICE confrontations, New York Times reports
DHS and DOJ denied a reported guidance change that could push ICE-related cases to an ICE arm with no civil rights juris...
By June Castellano
1mo ago
US Marshals arrest Andrew and Tristan Tate in Miami
British authorities are seeking the brothers’ extradition after new rape and sex trafficking charges, according to the A...
By Riley Okafor
1mo ago
Birdfy cuts its solar smart bird feeder to $149.99
The Netvue Birdfy Feeder bundle includes a solar panel, 1080p camera and no-fee AI bird identification during Birdfy’s m...
By Riley Okafor
1mo ago
Telepathic Instruments’ Orchid turns one-key chords into a $649 synth
The Kevin Parker-backed Orchid revives the chord organ as a digital songwriting box, according to a Verge review, with c...
By Dana Voss
1mo ago
The Verge revisits the Clapper’s unreliable smart-home legacy
A Version History season finale looks at how the clap-controlled outlet became a hit despite spotty performance and poss...
By Riley Okafor